I've just been discharged by my hospital and put back to my local GP .have had 5 chemotherapy treatments that have not worked and five radiotherapy treatments ,stage 4 lung cancer has now double in size where do I go from here as I feel like i have been...
I just want to say on Thursday last week my mum finished her 2 years chemo and immunotherapy treatment. she was diganosed stage 4- her results are her cancer is stable - the cancer shrunk in her lung, and no spotting on her rib cage - I have read so...
Hi all, well I have my operation next Thursday 25th May in Royal infirmary Edinburgh. I am wondering what I can expect in the days after the op at home? I will be alone at home from 0600 to 1700 5 days a week. Is that manageable or should I see if there...
Good morning , My mum has newly been diagnosed with Lung cancer , still undergoing more tests , a 2nd Bronchoscopy and further scans and Adrenal Contrast and Head scan. There is talk of an operation to remove her Right Lung. This feels very scary...
I have stage 4 terminal lungcancer, that is also now in my brain. I have been told I have b etween 2-5 months. I was initially diagnosed 12 months ago and given 12 months, but with chemo followed by immu nobody that has been extended. But immunology has...
Hi I'm new to this group. I have stage 3 lung cancer and have just completed 3 cycles of chemotherapy and 6 weeks of radiotherapy and have managed these treatments really well. I was very unsure of how I would react to immunotherapy but so far so good...
Just saying hello. So a week ago my life was turned upside down. I had a chest x-ray as a precaution because of an inflammation marker in my blood. Hours later was called by the GP saying a shadow had been found on my lung. Urgent CT scan arranged two...
Hello, My father was hospitalised with double vision four weeks ago and subsequent investigations identified very low sodium levels. Further scans then identified lung cancer. He came home on Friday and the time in hospital has been very debilitating...
I was diagnosed January I have had 2 infusion of chemo and 3 tablet chemo I have had no side effects until last week, I now have blood clots in both lungs injecting anticoagulant twice a day for six months that's fine, my heart rate goes up if I exert...
My name is Nicky and both of my parents have cancer. My Dad has stage 4 lung cancer, and my Mum has CLL (leukaemia). So I am a bit of a mess. Both are incurable, my Mum is doing well but I am very frightened for my Dad.
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